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Turinabol is an anabolic steroid. It?s also known as 4-chlorodehydromethyltestosterone, Oral Turinabol or Tbol.

The Science
Turinabol is a cross between the steroids Dianabol (methandrostenolone) and Clostebol (4-chlorotestosterone). This conjunction creates a double bond at the carbon 1 and carbon 2 positions, and has a chloro at carbon 4.

Here?s what that means in real terms:

Turinabol cannot be aromatized. That is, it will not turn into estrogen to prevent muscle growth or promote female traits. Which is good news!

Turinabol History
Originally, Turinabol was manufactured by the East German company, Jenapharm, back in 1961.

It?s one of the more famous steroids among the general public. That?s because it was this steroid which was routinely administered for over 25 years to the East German Olympic team.

Here?s the scary part:

These athletes did not know they were being doped. The pills were administered to them under the pretense of being ?vitamins?.3

The fallout meant that Jenapharm stopped producing Turinabol and it is now only available on the black market. In most countries in the world, it is now illegal for performance use.

What Is Turinabol Used For?
In general, Turinabol is used for two main functions:

Increasing strength and endurance ? hence its popularity with both bodybuilders and athletes
Retaining lean muscle and shedding fat during cutting
It is this benefit as a cutting steroid that makes Turinabol very attractive.

While this steroid is anabolic (i.e. it promotes muscle growth), it is nowhere near as powerful as other steroids, such as Deca Durabolin.

However, it will help retain lean muscle mass while shedding fat.

The result?

After a cutting cycle with Turinabol, the excess pounds have gone. Yet muscle mass remains, leading to a clean, defined and vascular physique.

How Do You Take Turinabol?
Turinabol is taken in oral capsule form. There is no injectable version of this anabolic steroid.

Turinabol Effects: 4 things it does to your body
Let?s get this straight:

Turinabol is illegal. Currently it is not manufactured by any commercial pharmaceutical companies. The only source is from underground labs.

But it is still fairly easy to obtain.

The fact that guys are manufacturing this steroid for the black market shows there is a demand. And the demand is there because it does have powerful effects.

Let me show you the Turinabol benefits:

1. Increases Red Blood Cell Count

Boosting red blood cell numbers is essential for both the athlete and the bodybuilder.

Here?s why:

It?s these cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the tissues (on the hemoglobin molecule). Hence, the more red blood cells you have in your body, the more oxygen reaches the parts that require it most.

An increase in oxygen volume results in:

Faster and larger muscle growth
Increases in stamina and endurance
Improvements to recovery time
Increases in strength
2. Reduces Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)
When testosterone is bound to SHBG, it is unable to be utilized by the body for anabolic purposes.

Turinabol can reduce the amount of SHBG. This results in more ?free? testosterone, which can assist with fat loss, muscle gains and strength increases.

Listen to this:

It is particularly important when being used as a stack. It prevents the powerful benefits of other steroids being tied up with SHBG.

This gas is essential for muscle growth and protection. Having large amounts ensures that the body can utilize these reserves as and when required.

Hence, during a cutting cycle, having the body in an anabolic state means that hard earned lean muscle mass is not lost along with the fat.

4. Increases Muscle Protein Synthesis

Like testosterone, Turinabol raises the rate of muscle protein synthesis. Although not to the same level.

As the muscles become damaged through resistance training, the body compensates by ?reinforcing? them through protein synthesis.6

This means that the muscle strands are repaired, making them stronger and larger.

The bottom line:

By using Turinabol, muscle growth and, importantly when cutting, muscle retention, is increased.

Turinabol Cycle, Dosage and Stack

For athletic use or for a mild anabolic effect in bodybuilding, a typical Turinabol cycle would look like this:

Turinabol ? 30 mg per day ? week 1 to week 12 Some advanced users use up to 80-100mg with caution.

In all cycles, it?s recommended to follow the time-on, time-off method.

Using Turinabol in this way will promote good athletic improvements. It would also suit someone just looking for slight muscle gains ? not massive bulking.

Listen up:

Turinabol effects, when combined with other steroids, are the most impressive.

Let me explain:

Firstly, if on a serious calorie deficit when cutting, muscle mass can be lost, not just the fat. Turinabol acts as a lean muscle protector while assisting with shedding the pounds.

Secondly, as mentioned earlier, Turinabol reduces the binding power of SHBG. This means any other steroids taken will not be ?handcuffed? to this protein and are allowed to work as effectively as possible.

Get this:

If used during a cutting phase, Turinabol could be typically stacked with testosterone enanthate and Winstrol.

For a bulking stack, with Turinabol acting to reduce SHBG, it would work well with testosterone cypionate and Deca Durabolin.

Turinabol Results
Although anabolic, Turinabol is not going to provide results of hulk-like proportions. It?s not designed for use in that way.

However, for use during cutting, making small Turinabol gains and improving athletic ability, it does deliver.

Typical Turinabol results are:

Increases in strength
Improved stamina
Raised endurance
Faster recovery times
Retained lean muscle during cutting
Toned muscle definition ? when used purely as an anabolic
Improvement in stacked results due to SHBG inhibition
Turinabol is also very effective for females. A dosage below 5 mg per day can yield good muscle gain results without creating the ?male? characteristics, such as body hair growth.

In summary:

Turinabol can produce worthwhile results, both as a performance and athletic steroid, while also retaining that all-important muscle during cutting.